Principles of Organization in Intuitive and Analytical Cognition.

Abstract

This report continues the development of a theory of cognition that is intended to unify, rather than replace, the major approaches to judgment and decision making. Concepts referring to the organization of knowledge are enlarged and differentiated in relation to intuitive, quasi-rational and analytical modes of cognition. Definition and predictions of the occurrence of various principles of organization are provided. A new concept, the shifting locus of vicarious functioning, is also introduced and its explanatory potential is illustrated. The implications of the foregoing for unifying problem solving research and theory with that of decision research and theory are put forward.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 15, 1981
Accession Number
ADA096570

Entities

People

  • Kenneth R. Hammond

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Applied Psychology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Cognition
  • Data Processing
  • Decision Theory
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Military Research
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Operations Research
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Systems Engineering
  • Thinking

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

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